IPFW In the News for May 18, 2015

IPFW in the News for May 18, 2015

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Business peopleFort Wayne News-Sentinel IPFW welcomes Tamarah D. Brownlee as director of human resources and institutional equity. She has a bachelor’s degree in African-American studies and a Master of Public Health, both from Indiana University.

• Applications are now being accepted for IPFW’s new concentration, family nurse practitioner, to its master of science with a major in nursing program. The new concentration will start in the fall. For more information, contact Sydney Miracle at 481-6189 or email miracles@ipfw.edu.

May 17

In college, while still in high schoolFort Wayne Journal Gazette Isaiah Stephenson was so impressed with the dual-credit psychology class he took at IPFW as a high school senior that he made the subject a minor in college.

Political NotebookFort Wayne Journal Gazette The Regional Chamber of Northeast Indiana has named Senate President Pro Tem David Long, R-Fort Wayne, and Rep. Bob Morris, R-Fort Wayne, as its 2015 Legislators of the Year. “Both were instrumental in providing critical leadership in helping IPFW achieve multi-system metropolitan university status,” the chamber said in a statement.

Stigma over online courses has gone awayFort Wayne Journal Gazette IPFW is typical of the colleges and universities that have expanded online and distance learning programs to better meet the needs of students, said Angela Williams, director of online and credit programs.

IPFW continues trend toward versatility in recruitingFort Wayne News-Sentinel When IPFW center Steve Forbes walked off of the Fort Wayne campus recently, he took more than just his diploma with him, the 6-foot-9 redshirt senior also took a team-best 14 points and six rebounds with him.

May 15

Women's track and field 7th at league championshipsFort Wayne Journal Gazette The IPFW women's track and field team set three more records Friday to finish the Summit League championships with 16 points overall, good for seventh place in the team competition.

May 14

Chamber lauds lawmakers, legislationFort Wayne Journal Gazette The Regional Chamber of Northeast Indiana has named Senate President Pro Tem David Long, R-Fort Wayne, and Rep. Robert Morris, R-Fort Wayne, as its 2015 Legislators of the Year. "Both were instrumental in providing critical leadership in helping IPFW achieve multi-system metropolitan university status," the Chamber said in a statement.

IPFW designation is win for regionGreater Fort Wayne Business Weekly Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne finally has its long awaited designation – multisystem metropolitan campus. This new status will empower the 50-year-old university the ability to better serve the region through greater autonomy with its programming and offerings.

People on the moveGreater Fort Wayne Business Weekly Kody Tinnel, Seth Gearhart, and others were among the winners of several end-of-year awards at IPFW recently.

A guide to Kickstart Festival in downtown Fort WayneFort Wayne News-Sentinel Last year was the first year for the festival. The event was small but mighty as IPFW launched the Sculpture with Purpose community art project. This year, the event seems almost entirely new.

May 13

Regional Chamber Lauds New StatusInside Indiana Business The Regional Chamber of Northeast Indiana says IPFW's designation as a "multi-system metropolitan university" could be "transformative." Officials say the school's new status will allow it to offer advanced graduate degrees, more on-campus housing and expanded research programs.

May 12

Death silences a strongly opinionated community voiceFort Wayne Journal Gazette Anson “Andy” Shupe was neither a native of Fort Wayne nor a resident when he died last week, at 67, in Bloomington. Born in Buffalo, New York, He joined IPFW’s Department of Sociology in 1987, and he retired from there in 2012.

IPFW chooses long-time assistant as Arnie Ball's successorFort Wayne News-Sentinel As a former IPFW player and Arnie Ball's long-time assistant, Ryan Perrotte has earned a shot as the next coach of the men's volleyball team. IPFW made the announcement today that Perrotte will become the second head coach in the program's 35-year history, replacing the retiring Ball.

School NewsFort Wayne News-Sentinel • IPFW's Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching has announced these faculty awards: Mark Jordan, associate professor of biology, will receive the 2015 Leepoxy Plastics Inc. Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching and Heather Krull, clinical assistant professor of nursing, will receive the 2015 Award for Excellence in Online Teaching.

• IPFW will offer a Family Nurse Practitioner concentration to its Master of Science with a major in Nursing program beginning fall 2015. Call Sydney Miracle at 481-6189 or email miracles@ipfw.edu.

• IPFW recognized Georgia Wralstad Ulmschneider, associate professor of political science and prelaw adviser, and Michelle Parker, continuing lecturer in the Department of Computer, Electrical and Information Technology, as Outstanding advisers of the Year.

Business peopleFort Wayne News-Sentinel • Asher Agency welcomes the following new staff members. Natalie Haines, media assistant, is a native of Berne and a graduate of IPFW, where she studied business and marketing. Danee Pye, digital strategist, earned a bachelor’s degree at UC-Berkeley and a master’s degree at Ball State, and she is a doctoral candidate at University of Texas.

May 11

IPFW Hires Director of HRInside Indiana Business Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) welcomes Tamarah D. Brownlee, MPH, as its new director of Human Resources and Institutional Equity. She begins her duties May 18.